Midbrain

Brainstem

Controls the things our bodies do that we don’t have to think about. (Ex: breathing) It also controls our reactions to certain situations

Emotional Brain

Fight, Flight, Freeze

Downstairs Brain

Thinking Brain

Cerebral Cortex

Think logically and reason, act with kindness and think about how others might feel (empathy)

The problem-solving part of the brain that helps think of possible solutions to problems

Upstairs Brain